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Adam Bede, a steadfast young carpenter caring for his elderly mother, becomes infatuated with Hetty Sorrel, a modest town beauty. Their blind affection draws them into a perilous triangle that threatens to consume them with betrayal and retribution.
First publish date: 1859
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: George Eliot
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